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Blockchain-based Framework for Supply Chain Traceability: A Case Example of Textile and Clothing Industry
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9955-6273
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2015-6275
College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 215168-Suzhou, China.
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2021 (English)In: Computers & industrial engineering, ISSN 0360-8352, E-ISSN 1879-0550Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Traceability has emerged as a prime requirement for a multi-tier and multi-site production. It enables visibility and caters to the consumer requirements of transparency and quality assurance. Textile and clothing industry is one such example that requires traceability implementation to address prevailing problems of information asymmetry and low visibility. Customers find it difficult to access product data that can facilitate ethical buying practices or assure product authenticity. Besides, it is challenging for stakeholders to share crucial information in an insecure environment with risk of data manipulations and fear of losing information advantage. In this context, this study investigates and proposes a blockchain-based traceability framework for traceability in multi-tier textile and clothing supply chain. It conceptualizes the interaction of supply chain partners, and related network architecture at the organizational level and smart contract and transaction validation rules at the operational level. To illustrate the application of the proposed framework, the study presents an example of organic cotton supply chain using blockchain with customized smart contract and transaction rules. It finally demonstrates the applicability of the developed blockchain by testing it under two parameters. The proposed system can build a technology-based trust among the supply chain partners, where the distributed ledger can be used to store and authenticate supply chain transactions. Further, the blockchain-based traceability system would provide a unique opportunity, flexibility, and authority to all partners to trace-back their supply network and create transparent and sustainable supply chain.

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2021.
Keywords [en]
Blockchain, Traceability, Manufacturing, Textile and Clothing, Information sharing, Supply chain
National Category
Transport Systems and Logistics
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General); Textiles and Fashion (General)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-24890DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2021.107130ISI: 000632964300030Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85100037846OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-24890DiVA, id: diva2:1522556
Available from: 2021-01-26 Created: 2021-01-26 Last updated: 2022-01-05Bibliographically approved
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1. Contribution to development of a secured traceability system for textile and clothing supply chain
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2019 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Secured traceability implies not only the ability to identify, capture, and share required information on product transformation throughout the supply chain (SC), but also the ability to ensure the security of the traceability data. Due to information asymmetry and lack of transparency, textile and clothing (T&C) industries often face challenges in implementing and maintaining sufficient traceability. The SC actors find it difficult to identify and track the suppliers and sub-suppliers involved. Additionally, the opaque and largely untraceable structure of the SC has enabled the easy intrusion of counterfeits. Hence, a secured traceability system is imperative to ensure that the required traceability data are captured and shared among SC actors, thereby allowing the tracking and tracing of the products in the SC. Further, a secured traceability system helps organizations in various decision-making processes and protects customers from counterfeits. This thesis contributes to the development of a secured traceability system for the T&C sector. It examines traceability at product and information levels, based on the system-of systems approach. At the product level, the thesis introduces a secured traceability tag that can be printed on the textile surface. The secured tag is hard to copy and is durable enough to withstand normal textile use, thus providing sufficient security besides product tagging for traceability implementation. At the information level, the thesis explores and classifies traceability data that can be shared at business-to-business and business-to customer levels for the implementation of secured traceability. Subsequently, a block chain-based traceability framework is proposed for the T&C supply chain to systematically capture and share data in the supply chain network. The proposed framework demonstrates the applicability of shared data infrastructure to traceability without a central authority and develops technology-based trust among the supply chain actors. It relies on no central authority, and has customized data privacy and accessibility rules, thus providing a unique opportunity, flexibility, and authority to all supply chain actors to trace their supply chains and create transparent and sustainable supply chain networks.

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Borås: Högskolan i Borås, 2019
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Skrifter från Högskolan i Borås, ISSN 0280-381X ; 95
Keywords
Traceability, Textile and clothing, Supply chain, Secured tag, Blockchain
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General)
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urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-15957 (URN)978-91-88838-31-5 (ISBN)978-91-88838-32-2 (ISBN)
Public defence
2019-06-14, Vestindien B, Textile Fashion Center, Skaraborgvägen 3, Borås, 10:00 (English)
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Available from: 2019-05-21 Created: 2019-04-10 Last updated: 2021-01-26Bibliographically approved

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